Упр.1 Exam Practise Юнит 2 Рабочая тетрадь New Millennium English 11 класс
1 Match the paragraphs with the titles. There is one extra title.a) History of Tourismb) Recent Changes in the Tourist Industryc) What is the Tourist Industry?d) Recent Achievements of the Tourist Industrye) Difficulties Caused by Tourismf) Statistics of Tourist Development 1- c) What is the Tourist Industry?An activity which can be defined as “people travelling and staying in places other than their usual environments for leisure, business, and other purposes”.
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1 Match the paragraphs with the titles. There is one extra title.
a) History of Tourism
b) Recent Changes in the Tourist Industry
c) What is the Tourist Industry?
d) Recent Achievements of the Tourist Industry
e) Difficulties Caused by Tourism
f) Statistics of Tourist Development
1- c) What is the Tourist Industry?
An activity which can be defined as “people travelling and staying in places other than their usual environments for leisure, business, and other purposes”. Both the private and public sectors (including agriculture, construction and manufacturing) provide inputs to this multi-sectoral activity in the form of goods and services used by tourists. The whole complex is often referred to as the tourist industry.
2 d) Recent Achievements of the Tourist Industry
There were more than 528 million tourist arrivals in 1994, according to WTO (World Tourist Organisation) estimates. The income generated amounted to US $321,466 million in receipts. It is estimated that, in a decade, tourism will overtake trade in oil and manufactured goods, becoming the major global economic activity. However, the same source noted that 62 per cent of tourism arrivals are in developed countries, which indicates extremely uneven distribution of tourist activity around the world. To be a tourist people need disposable income and available leisure time. Wanting to travel is also more a phenomenon of developed societies.
3 a) History of Tourism
Travel for the sake of travel is not an entirely modern phenomenon. The beginnings of tourism can be traced as far back as the 13th century to the colourful descriptions of China and the Middle East Ieft by Marco Polo. In the 18th century it became the fashion for British aristocrats to tour the capitals and other famous places of Europe, a journey which they referred to as “the grand tour”. In 1841, Thomas Cook started charter trains to transport holiday-makers. This event can be truly regarded as the start of inclusive tours. Most tourism before the Second World War was either inside the country or within Europe. In the post-war period, the world economic recovery and the subsequent boom boosted the development of worldwide travel. Social attitudes to leisure and work changed dramatically, as the number of people in employment kept growing. This also meant an increase in real disposable incomes and available leisure time. The wider spread of the “package tour”, sometimes known as the “inclusive tour”, made travelling easy, comfortable and more affordable for most Europeans. Foreign holidays were now not only for the very rich.
4 b) Recent Changes in the Tourist Industry
Recent technological developments, especially in aircraft engineering, have made long-distance holiday destinations realistic in terms of journey times and price. This has broadened the range of countries and places involved in tourism. Another important market in business tourism has opened, which includes international conferences, festivals and exhibitions. Business tourism revenue yielded US $97 billion in 1994.
5 e) Difficulties Caused by Tourism
The profits generated by tourism, however, may be outweighed by the sector’s adverse effects on traditional societies and the natural environment. Areas such as coastal regions of Spain, Thai beach resorts, game parks in Kenya, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the fragile mountain ecosystems in Nepal show signs of deterioration under the enormous pressure.
Poor planning resulting in over-development of certain areas and the damage caused by irresponsible trekking in the wilderness will inevitably Iead to depletion of resources and may undermine the future of the tourist industry itself. With growing awareness, the concept of sustainability is becoming increasingly popular. The concept of “eco-tourism”, “green tourism” or “responsible tourism” is often the basic philosophy behind new tourist projects.